Old English fæderlic "fatherly, paternal; ancestral;" see father (n.) + -ly (1). Similar formation in Dutch vaderlijk, German väterlich. Related: Fatherliness.
双语例句
1. His voice filled with fatherly concern.
他的声音充满了慈父般的关切。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He took my arm in a fatherly way.
他慈父般地挽起我的胳膊。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He keeps a fatherly eye on his players.
他像父亲一样照管着他的球员。
来自《权威词典》
4. He was a fatherly shoulder to cry on when things went wrong.
